Travis Meyer's season comes to an end after surgery

Eventual winner Travis Meyer (Garmin Transitions) descends down Fisken Road into Buninyong.

Eventual winner Travis Meyer (Garmin Transitions) descends down Fisken Road into Buninyong. (Image credit: Shane Goss)

With a renewed focus on the road, Travis Meyer (Garmin-Cervélo) had been hoping for a solid year in 2011, however the 21 year-old will instead spend the rest of the season on the recovery list, having undergone surgery on his left external iliac artery.

 

As a sports journalist and producer since 1997, Jane has covered Olympic and Commonwealth Games, rugby league, motorsport, cricket, surfing, triathlon, rugby union, and golf for print, radio, television and online. However her enduring passion has been cycling.

 

Jane is a former Australian Editor of Cyclingnews from 2011 to 2013 and continues to freelance within the cycling industry.